2025 Mason Chamber Music Festival
Annual Fundraiser
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 2025 AT 2 O’CLOCK IN THE AFTERNOON
The Odeon Theater
Featuring The Assembly Saxophone Quartet
The Mason Chamber Music Festival welcomes Mason’s own Adam Estes
and his Quartet to perform at the Odeon Theater!
“Assembly Required”
Andrew David Perkins, Some Assembly Required
Frank Ticheli (arr. Heisler), Four Shaker Songs
Chris Evan Hass, Level Up!
Grace Baugher-Dunlap, Mountain Mornings
Edith Piaf Medley
Antonín Dvořák (arr. Hemke), String Quartet No. 12 in F Major, Op. 96
Astor Piazzolla (arr. Heisler), Street Tango
Cole Porter (arr. Sciarrino), I’ve Got You Under My Skin
Avner Dorman, Kedma
Call 325-218-2353 for Tickets at $50
Concert at the Courthouse
FRIDAY, APRIL 4, 2025 AT 7 O’CLOCK IN THE EVENING
MASON COUNTY COURTHOUSE
Featuring The Artisan String Quartet
Guest Artists: Andres Carrero & Daniela Láncara Espinoza, Violin
Eve Tang & Alexander Smith, Viola & Anna Park, Cello
“Phoenix”
Fanny Hensel-Mendelssohn String Quartet
Felix Mendelssohn Octet for Strings Opus 20
$20 Suggested Donation
Mason Pops at The Odeon
SATURDAY, APRIL 5, 2025 AT 1 O’CLOCK & 2:15 IN THE AFTERNOON
THE ODEON THEATER
Featuring The Artisan String Quartet
“Pop Culture”
Rock and Roll songs from The Beatles to Lady Gaga
Two Shows/$10 Ticket per Show
Sandstone Chamber Music Series
SUNDAY, APRIL 6, 2025 AT 2 O’CLOCK IN THE AFTERNOON
FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
Featuring the Artisan String Quartet
“Mason Pops”
Alexander Borodin String Quartet featuring melodies used in the Broadway show “Kismet”
Franz Schubert incidental music from “Rosamunde”
Felix Mendelssohn incidental music from “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”
Giacomo Puccini selections from the operas “La Boheme” & “Madam Butterfly”
Andrew Lloyd Webber selections from “Phantom of the Opera” & “Les Miserables”
Free Performance, Donations Appreciated
Education Program
Artisan String Quartet Mason High School Student Performance
Friday, April 4,
This continues to be part of the MCMF’s mission to bring String music and quartets, both classical and pops, to the students of Mason.
Summer String Camp
June 9-13, 2025:
Due to the interest of students and adults, MCMF will hold a weeklong String Camp the first week of June for both children and adults. Various string instruments, all supplied by MCMF, will be taught both in a group setting and, for those interested, in private lessons.
How Can You Help?
Donate to Mason Chamber Music Festival
Our Patrons make all things possible for the Mason Chamber Music Festival (MCMF). It is your support, and any grants won, that fund the MCMF each season. Your support is vital to make our Seasons possible. Won’t you join us in continuing to bring high caliber Classical sting performances to our community?
In appreciation of your tax-deductible donation to the Mason Chamber Music Festival Committee will list all donors’ names in our program and thank all donors at curtain time at the Odeon Theatre Gala. Gifts in kind and volunteer hours are also recognized for their contributions.
Mason Chamber Music Festival falls under the umbrella of the Odeon Preservation Association and is a 501 ©3 non-profit organization.
Please Send Donation Checks to:
Odeon Preservation Association
(write MCMF in the Memo line)
P. O. Box 1605
Mason TX, 76856
or
Donate by PayPal
Watch our 2019 Guest Artist Ying Zhang play amidst the Mason wildflowers
A Message from the
Artistic Director
of the Mason Chamber Music Festival
“POP CULTURE”
Welcome to the 9th Annual Mason Chamber Music Festival presented by the Odeon Preservation Association! The Festival Committee and I are proud to present a breathtaking variety of Chamber Music, both classical and contemporary, featuring the Artisan String Quartet(ASQ). We also welcome a total of eight fabulous Guest Artists, including Mason’s own Adam Estes and his amazing ensemble, the Assembly Saxophone Quartet. They will charm and delight you with their artistry and eclectic variety of selections during the February Fundraiser.
This very special season especially highlights the return of the beloved Mason County Courthouse to the people of Mason after the recent grand reopening. It also signals the Mason Chamber Music Festival’s return to the beautiful sound and historic atmosphere of that grand old building. Our Festival continues with two early afternoon matinee shows at the Odeon Theater during the Mason Arts and Wine Festival, finally the performance of the “Sandstone Concert Series” at the First United Methodist Church. Perhaps dearest to our hearts, however, we will again visit Mason High School for a Young People’s Concert for the students of Mason.
“Assembly Required”
We need (or dare I say require) your support as this season begins with our annual February Fundraiser featuring the Assembly Saxophone Quartet. Created in 2003 by graduate students at the University of South Carolina including Mason’s own Adam Estes, this performance features a beautifully blended sound and unique concert repertoire. The Assembly Saxophone Quartet is comfortable performing a wide variety of musical styles from orchestral pops to jazz to virtuosic avant-garde. Mr. Estes refers to this as ”the music of our time.”
“Phoenix”
Like the mythical Phoenix of lore, the Mason County Courthouse has risen from the ashes to host the Concert at the Courtroom. This free community event is front and center this season as we commemorate our return to this wonderful building that we love so much. We celebrate this special evening with a performance in the courtroom of the most famous and beloved compositions by the musical powerhouse brother and sister team of Fanny & Felix Mendelssohn.
“Pop Culture”
The ASQ plays Rock and Roll songs from The Beatles to Taylor Swift!
As you enjoy the day at the wonderful Mason Wine and Art Festival on the Square, stop by the Odeon Theatre after lunch to hear one of these two early afternoon “Mason Pops” shows. What could be better than sipping fine wine and listening to some of your favorite Pop music songs being played live by a world-class string quartet?
“Mason Pops”
We are again delighted to present the Sandstone Concert Series at FUMC in honor of our dear friends Scott and Manny and the Sandstone Cellars Winery. This season, the Artisan String Quartet brings the 9th Annual Mason Chamber Music Festival to a stirring conclusion as we perform light-classical music from the theatre and opera reminiscent of a “Boston Pops” style concert. Beautiful melodies are the order of the day as Mason’s original ASQ performs one familiar classic after another.
“Building the Future”
While we look forward to the opportunity to enjoy great music together at our public concerts, we are also excited about our yearly Young People’s Concert at Mason High School during Festival Week. Our concerts at the school continue to be an especially important gift to Mason’s young people, and we are passionately dedicated to fostering music appreciation and education for the next generation!
Enjoy the Music!
Bruce Williams, Artistic Director